URL Safety Scanner vs URL Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
URL Safety Scanner
This utility app helps you easily open URLs that are difficult to type manually. It can detect URLs from images and even recognize email addresses to launch your mail client. Enjoy offline recognition and enhanced privacy as images are not sent to external servers.
- Supports URLs in two stages
- Partially supported URLs
- Detects URLs from images
- Launches email client for detected addresses
- Offline recognition
- Enhanced privacy with no server uploads
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Scan URLs and check their safety before you open them. URL Reader lets you quickly scan URLs printed on packages, flyers, brochures, and more using your camera. Scan a URL, review or edit the detected address, then open it in your browser or copy it to the clipboard. You can also check a URL for potential risks before visiting it. It's especially useful when you're unsure about an unfamiliar website or shortened URL. QR codes are supported too. Scan a QR code and check the safety of its destination before opening the link. KEY FEATURES - Scan URLs with your camera - Detect URLs from images - Review and edit scanned URLs - Open URLs in your browser - Copy URLs to the clipboard - Check URLs for potential risks - Check HTTPS availability - Check redirects - Check for malware, phishing, and other threats - Scan QR codes - Check QR code destinations before opening them USEFUL WHEN YOU WANT TO - Avoid manually typing URLs printed on paper - Quickly access long or complicated URLs - Check where a QR code leads before opening it - Check the destination of a shortened URL - Review an unfamiliar URL before visiting it - Copy a URL for use in another app Scan, review, and check before you open. More than just a URL scanner — URL Reader helps you make a more informed decision before visiting a link. Note: Risk check results do not guarantee that a URL or website is completely safe. Please use the results as a reference when deciding whether to access a website.
URL Editor
This app helps you manage and modify URLs, making them shorter and more convenient. It allows you to edit components, remove tracking information for enhanced privacy, and even create links from scratch.
- Edit URL components
- Remove tracking information
- Resolve original URL via HEAD request
- Create URLs from scratch
- Integrate with Shortcuts app
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Nobody likes very long URLs that barely fit onto your screen. If you've ever gotten on of these in a message from a friend, you know that they are annoying and inconvenient. Not only that, but they usually contain a lot unnecessary information that is used to track you. And this where URLy comes in. URLy is beautiful URL editor that lets you modify any part of a given link that you pass in or create from scratch. Main features: - Resolve the original URL by quickly scheduling a HEAD request (this one's for the nerds) - Edit, delete or add components to the URL you're trying to share - Protect your privacy by quickly removing all tracking info from a URL - Use URLy's most common operations in the Shortcuts app to automate your sharing flow If you have any feedback or suggestions, please feel to leave a review or contact me on social media :) Terms and Conditions: https://panhans.dev/apps/urly/terms.html
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Verdict
URL Safety Scanner and URL Editor both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of URL Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of URL Safety Scanner's. URL Editor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). URL Safety Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. URL Safety Scanner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and URL Editor sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for URL Safety Scanner against 5.0 for URL Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of URL Safety Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of URL Editor's.
URL Safety Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, URL Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | URL Safety Scanner | URL Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | akikan LLC | Henrik Panhans |
Customer experience
URL Safety Scanner
URL Editor
In-app purchases
URL Safety Scanner
- URL Safety Check$1.99
URL Editor
- Medium Tip$0.99
- Small Tip$0.99
- Large Tip$3.99
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- Huge Tip$5.99
- Gigantic Tip$9.99
- Immense Tip$15.99
Questions
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